UCB (EBR:UCB) UCB Media Room: Transparency Notification

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12/12/2018 20:01

Transparency notifications BlackRock, Inc.

2 Notifications referring to situation on 7 and 10 December 2018
Threshold crossed: 5%
Latest holding: 5.32%

Brussels (Belgium), 12 December 2018 – 20:00 (CET) – regulated information

1. Summary of the notifications

Pursuant to Article 14 of the law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of large shareholdings, UCB SA/NV announces that it has received 2 transparency notifications from BlackRock, Inc. (having its registered office at 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.), dated 10 and 11 December 2018 respectively.

In the first notification, BlackRock, Inc. has notified that, following an acquisition of UCB shares with voting rights by its affiliates, its holding in shares with voting rights of UCB SA/NV has increased and has crossed the 5% threshold on 7 December 2018.

In the second notification, BlackRock, Inc. has notified that, following a disposal of UCB shares with voting rights by its affiliates, its holding in shares with voting rights of UCB SA/NV has decreased and has crossed downwards the 5% threshold on 10 December 2018.

On 7 December 2018, BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) owned 9 744 165 UCB shares with voting rights (versus 9 606 869 shares in its previous notification), representing 5.01% of the total number of shares issued by the company (194 505 658) (versus 4.94% in its previous notification), as well as 713 409 equivalent financial instruments (versus 873 112 in its previous notification) representing 0.37% of the total number of shares issued by the company (versus 0.45% in its previous notification).

On 10 December 2018, BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) owned 9 631 504 UCB shares with voting rights, representing 4.95% of the total number of shares issued by the company, as well as 712 409 equivalent financial instruments, representing 0.37% of the total number of shares issued by the company.

2. Content of the notifications

2.1 The information mentioned hereafter was identical in both notifications:

Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.
Notification by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person.
Persons subject to the notification requirement:

Threshold crossed (in %): 5%
Denominator: 194 505 658.
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held:

Please see the full chain of control in the ‘Chain of Control’ tab.

2.2 The first transparency notification dated 10 December 2018 included the following specific information:

Date on which the threshold is crossed: 7 December 2018.
Notified details:

Additional information:

The disclosure obligation arose due to shares in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%.

2.3. The second transparency notification dated 11 December 2018 includes the following specific information:

Date on which the threshold is crossed: 10 December 2018.
Notified details:

Additional information:

The disclosure obligation arose due to shares in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%.

3. Further information

This press release and the detailed transparency notifications are available on UCB SA/NV’s website via the following link.

An updated overview of the UCB SA/NV large shareholdings will be available on UCB SA/NV’s website via the following link.

Investor Relations

Antje Witte

Investor Relations, UCB

T +32.2.559.94.14 antje.witte@ucb.com

Isabelle Ghellynck,

Investor Relations, UCB

T+32.2.559.9588, isabelle.ghellynck@ucb.com

About UCB

UCB, Brussels, Belgium (www.ucb.com) is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines and solutions to transform the lives of people living with severe diseases of the immune system or of the central nervous system. With more than 7 500 people in approximately 40 countries, the company generated revenue of € 4.5 billion in 2017. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB). Follow us on Twitter: @UCB_news

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